Massachusetts
Americannoun
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a state in the northeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 8,257 square miles (21,385 square kilometers). Boston. MA (for use with zip code), Mass.
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One of the thirteen colonies, playing a key role in resisting the British before and during the Revolutionary War.
The settlement of Massachusetts began in 1620, when the first Pilgrims arrived from England in the Mayflower near Plymouth Rock.
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“I got the audition last year, about April,” Callan recalled, “just to recur. And I said, ‘This is silly, they’re not going to cast a Los Angeles actor to go recur in Massachusetts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The new rate would have applied to income such as wages, as well as long-term capital gains that are taxed like income in Massachusetts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The average age of successful startup founders is 45, according to a 2020 study by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
The BBC asked Americans across the country - including in California, New York, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and Washington DC - about how they feel the country is doing in its 250th year.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
I climb in after Aunt Tess and then lean my head against the doorframe, feeling the rhythmic clop of the horses’ hooves down Massachusetts Avenue.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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